@brooklynspeechmyo: This is a simple and effective technique to get young kids to increase tongue mobility ⤵️ First, SAVE this post for later & FOLLOW for more tips. When would this exercise be recommended ❓ 1. Young children who are not candidates for Myofunctional therapy. 2. Some kids don’t have oral awareness some kids have oral apraxia- difficulty with motor planning With young kids - You model tongue movements lateral, horizontal, and vertical and they can’t do it. This technique leads to gross motor movements. Speech, chewing and swallowing require refined differentiated movements. Once you get a child to move the tongue with this technique. You can work on finer movements through chewing techniques. . . . . . . #myofunctionaltherapy#sleepdusorderedbreathing #airwayhealth#nasalbreathing #closeyourmouth#sleepapneaawareness #sleepapneatreatment#breatheright #tongueposture#oralhabits #mouthbreathing #sleepbetter
